Thomas Hutton Bremner (18 July 1912 – 12 September 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical as an inside forward.[3][4][5] He represented Scotland at amateur level and made one appearance for the Scottish League XI.[6][7] Bremner was described as "a naturally clever footballer, versatile enough to play in any of the forward positions".[8]

Hutton Bremner
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hutton Bremner[1]
Date of birth 18 July 1912
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death 12 September 1969(1969-09-12) (aged 57)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1935 Queen's Park 142 (31)
1935–1945 Motherwell 119 (35)
1945–1946 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1946–1947 Hamilton Academical 15 (4)
Total 257 (67)
International career
1931–1935 Scotland Amateurs 6 (2)
1934 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Bremner's younger brother Gordon also became a professional footballer.[2] Bremner served as a lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders during the Second World War and saw action during the Italian Campaign.[9]

Honours

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Aberdeen

  • Mitchell Cup: 1944–45[10]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1929–30[1] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1930–31[1] 28 6 1 0 1[a] 0 30 6
1931–32[1] 29 3 2 0 1[b] 1 32 4
1932–33[1] 26 7 1 1 3[c] 0 30 8
1933–34[1] 24 7 1 0 1[a] 0 26 7
1934–35[1] 32 7 2 0 2[b] 0 36 7
Total 142 31 7 1 8 1 157 33
Motherwell 1935–36[5] Scottish First Division 32 9 4 0 36 9
1936–37[5] 23 4 4 3 27 7
1937–38[5] 31 10 5 3 36 13
1938–39[5] 33 12 7 2 40 14
Total 119 35 20 8 139 43
Hamilton Academical 1946–47[11] Scottish First Division 15 4 1 0 6 3 22 7
Career total 276 70 28 9 6 3 8 1 318 83
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  3. ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hutton Bremner". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ Hutton Bremner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. ^ "[SFL player] TH Bremner". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Bremner Hutton Motherwell 1936". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Sicily Incident: Footballer's escape from Germans". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  10. ^ "AFC – Match Report". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. ^ "1946–47". Retrieved 28 June 2020.